West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-08-25

ing pair Of stairs, on Monday night
OF this week and while she sustained
several severe bruises, she was lucky
to escape as well as she did.-TeYra
Akd Times.
Some unknown persons went to l..
Z. Swearingen's livery stable on last
Thursday night and took d. r. Jack
sons horse and buggy, and from in.
dications must have taken a consid.
erab'e trip as the vehicle was bro.
ken. This is running things lit.
tie too fast and should be looked up
A person that would do that would
not hesitate to go on IL circumstances
favored him.
j. c. Mills, a saloon keeper from
McKeesport, became intoxicated Sun
day and was relieyed OF s95 in cash
and checks amounting TO $500, be.
sides other valuable receipts by Park
Reed and Geo. Smith, two notorious
vagabonds of this town. When Mills
got sober he missed his money and
Immediately notified the public of
the circumstances. They suspicion.
ed the above individuals and arrest
ed them. The money and papers
were recovered.
Morgantown hail better import
new officers if her old ones can't pro.
tect the people.
A telegram from Morgantown to
the Register dated August 81, says:
There are no new developments
about the Huns trouble, except a tel.
egram was received yesterday want
ing 200 laborers at $3.50 a day, but
they absolutely refused to leave until
they were paid. They assemble on
the streets every day with clubs and
say they will wait until Monday, the
day the company promised to pay
them, and if not paid then they de
clare that something will happen
The provisions will be exhausted by
that time, and our best citizens fear
there will be trouble yet. The extra
police is still on duty.
Later: 1t is expected that work
will be resumed in few days. The
debts have been paid in full.
We understand that G. G. Craig
will bring suit against the Kingwood
Railroad Company for $1,000 dam.
ages, and that all work on the road
has been suspended until the matter
can be satisfactorily settled. 1t
seems that Mr.. Craig had given the
right Of way through his farm pro-
vided the road would be completed
within five years; If not finished in
that time, the agreement should be
void. The time has now expired,
and Dir. @. says that he must have
81, 800 before he will again give them
privilege Of going through his farm.
1t is hoped that the difficulty will be
satisfactorily arranged soon and that
the management of the road will
push it to a completion at once.
Later Since writing the above
we learn that this suit will not inter
fere with the progress of the road.
Thomas s Fortney, the man who
Was indicted at this term of court. on
hearing that warrant was out for
his arrest, came in on Sunday night
last at about 10 O'Clock and announc.
ed to Prosecuting Attorney Fortney
that he desired to give himself up
saying that he had heard that a war.
rant was out for him and he thought
it would be best for him to do so.
Mr.. Fortney accompanied him to the
jail where Sheriff Shaw received him
into his custody. Our readers will
remember of the burning of Mr..
Fortney's barn with four valuable
horses in It some time since. De-
tectives have been at work on the
case for some time, and it is claimed
that a strong chain of circumstantial
evidence has been developed, and It
Is said that an admission was made
to the detectives by young Fortney
that he was The person who burned
the barn.
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